Comparison of the effects of sternal and tibial intraosseous administered resuscitative drugs on return of spontaneous circulation in a swine model of cardiac arrest

Authors

  • Mara O'Sullivan, MS3
  • Audrey Long
  • Michelle Johnson, DNP, CRNA
  • Dawn Blouin, BS
  • Arthur D. Johnson, PhD
  • James M. Burgert, DNAP, CRNA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/ajdm.2016.0237

Keywords:

amiodarone, epinephrine, intraosseous, resuscitation, return of spontaneous circulation, vasopressin

Abstract

Objective: Compare vasopressin, amiodarone, and epinephrine administration by sternal intraosseous (SIO), tibial intraosseous (TIO), and intravenous (IV) routes in a swine model of cardiac arrest.

Design: Prospective, randomized, between subjects, experimental design.

Setting: Laboratory.

Subjects: Male Yorkshire-cross swine (N = 35), seven per group.

Intervention: Swine were randomized to SIO, TIO, IV, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with defibrillation, or CPR-only groups. Ventricular fibrillation (VF) was induced under general anesthesia. Mechanical CPR began 2 minutes postarrest. Vasopressin (40 U) was administered to the SIO, TIO, and IV groups 4 minutes postarrest. Defibrillation was performed and amiodarone (300 mg) was administered 6 minutes postarrest. Defibrillation was repeated, and epinephrine (1 mg) was administered 10 minutes postarrest. Defibrillation was repeated every 2 minutes and epinephrine repeated every 4 minutes until return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) or 26 postarrest minutes elapsed.

Main Outcome Measures: Rate of ROSC, time to ROSC, and odds of ROSC.

Results: There were no significant differences in rate of ROSC between the SIO and TIO (p = 0.22) or IV groups (p = 1.0). Time to ROSC was five times less in the SIO group than the TIO group (p = 0.003) but not compared to IV (p = 0.125). Time to ROSC in the IV group was significantly less than the TIO group (p = 0.04). Odds of ROSC for the SIO group were five times higher compared to the TIO group but same as IV. Odds of ROSC in the IV group were higher than the TIO group.

Conclusion: There was a statistically significant delay in the time to ROSC and a clinically significant difference in odds of ROSC when resuscitative drugs, including lipophilic amiodarone, were administered by the TIO route compared to the SIO and IV routes in a swine model of sudden cardiac arrest. Further investigations are warranted to isolate the mechanism behind these findings.

Author Biographies

Mara O'Sullivan, MS3

Student, Department of Medical Education, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas. Andre Martinez, MS3, Student, Department of Medical Education, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas.

Audrey Long

Premedicine and Neuroscience Student, Department of Biology, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio

Michelle Johnson, DNP, CRNA

MAJ, US Army Medical Department Center and School, Joint Base Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas

Dawn Blouin, BS

Research Coordinator, The Geneva Foundation for Military Medical Research, Tacoma, Washington

Arthur D. Johnson, PhD

Principal Investigator, Geneva Foundation, Tacoma, Washington

James M. Burgert, DNAP, CRNA

Research Scientist, The Geneva Foundation for Military Medical Research, Tacoma, Washington; Adjunct Associate Professor of Nurse Anesthesia, Doctoral Program in Nurse Anesthesia, Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona

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Published

07/01/2016

How to Cite

O’Sullivan, MS3, M., A. Long, M. Johnson, DNP, CRNA, D. Blouin, BS, A. D. Johnson, PhD, and J. M. Burgert, DNAP, CRNA. “Comparison of the Effects of Sternal and Tibial Intraosseous Administered Resuscitative Drugs on Return of Spontaneous Circulation in a Swine Model of Cardiac Arrest”. American Journal of Disaster Medicine, vol. 11, no. 3, July 2016, pp. 175-82, doi:10.5055/ajdm.2016.0237.